Tim Hanley wants you to know…

But in the best interest of his family, he has to. And no one can blame him for that.

Hanley, the goalkeepers coach who guided Dynamo starter Pat Onstad to two keeper of the year awards (2003 and 2005), is moving back to California to take a similar staff position with the Los Angeles Galaxy.

Hanley, a 19-year veteran of the trade, leaves the Dynamo after 8½ seasons with the franchise dating to its days in San Jose, Calif.

He will be reunited with former Quakes coach Frank Yallop, with whom he won two MLS Cups.

But he wants to be clear on one thing.

“I have accepted a position to work with the goalkeepers there, and it’s for personal reasons not related to soccer,” Hanley said.

Hanley said he’s relocating to California to be closer to his two sons.

In other words, he said, he’s not leaving because he prefers to work for one coach over the other. He and coach Dominic Kinnear have been working together now for nearly six years.

“I was offered that job at the beginning of the year and I came here, so that shows how much I like (the Dynamo),” Hanley said.

Hanley said Kinnear would have allowed him to commute back and forth from California.

“He is nice enough that he’d do that for me,” Hanley said. “But that’s not fair to these guys, it’s not fair to Dominic.”

Onstad and backup keeper Zach Wells are well-versed on the drills, Hanley said.

Kinnear lamented the loss in the staff.

“We have a very nice friendship and mutual respect for each other as far as coaching goes, so we’re going to miss him in the locker room,” Kinnear said. “Family comes first.”